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    New EU law will combat “unfounded and abusive legal procedures”

    By Martin Banks The EU has taken what is called “a major step” towards ending the “widespread” practice of abusive lawsuits aimed at silencing journalists, NGOs, human and environmental rights defenders and civil society. MEPs have welcomed a provisional deal on new EU rules to protect those targeted with strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP), […]

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    New EU law allows screening of online messages to detect child abuse

    The European Parliament adopted on Tuesday (6 July) the final version of the ePrivacy derogation, a temporary measure enabling providers of electronic communication services to scan and report private online messages containing material depicting child sex abuse. The provisions also allow companies to apply approved technologies to detect grooming techniques.